Vice President of Operations – Multi-Site - Make-to-Order Manufacturing

Confidential Search | Privately Held High‑Growth Company | Modular Engineered Fabrication

Memphis Metropolitan Area | On‑Site | Two Manufacturing Facilities

The Avery Point Group has been retained by a growing manufacturer to identify a Vice President of Operations to lead two manufacturing facilities in the Memphis metropolitan area. This is a hands‑on executive role within a small, nimble business where leadership decisions directly impact production performance, customer delivery, and profitability. The right leader will be actively engaged with the people leading the work, with regular floor presence across both locations.

The company operates in a high‑mix, make‑to‑order environment built around a modular engineered and fabricated product platform. A meaningful portion of orders requires customer‑specific customization. Success depends on coordinating engineering readiness, material availability, skilled labor, and manufacturing capacity so that customer requirements translate into executable production plans. The opportunity is to strengthen that coordination while improving throughput, delivery, quality, and cost.

As the business scales, this leader will build greater consistency in how both facilities operate, develop the capabilities of site leadership, and establish practical disciplines that support growth. Lean experience matters, particularly the ability to improve flow and reduce waste in a variable production environment. The expectation is sound operating judgment: standardize repeatable work, address the constraints that limit output, and preserve flexibility where customization requires it.

The Vice President of Operations will own manufacturing performance across both sites, with accountability for safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and operating cost. The role combines daily execution with longer‑term improvements in production planning, leadership capability, manufacturing processes, and capacity.

This role will work closely with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Sales, and other business leaders to align customer commitments with operational capability. A central responsibility will be strengthening the connection between order requirements and shop‑floor execution, ensuring that production has the information, materials, equipment, and skills needed to perform reliably.

Establish a practical approach to Lean across both facilities through Lean daily management, visible performance measures, structured problem solving, and clear escalation and follow‑through. Develop and implement leader standard work for site leaders and frontline supervisors, including regular shop‑floor observation, daily performance reviews, coaching, and verification that corrective actions are effective. Apply these disciplines to improve safety, quality, delivery, flow, throughput, and cost in a high‑mix, make‑to‑order environment.

Build the organization’s Lean capability through hands‑on training, coaching, and application to actual operating problems. Develop leaders and teams who can identify constraints, address root causes, implement improvements, and sustain effective work practices without constant executive intervention. Establish common operating expectations across both sites while preserving the flexibility required by changing product mix and customer‑specific work.

Improve production scheduling and capacity planning in a high‑mix, make‑to‑order environment. Ensure schedules reflect actual constraints, including engineering release status,…